2nd Metro Train manufactured in India reaches Chennai
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The 2nd Chennai Metro train, manufacture in Tada, Andhra Pradesh, reached the workshop at Koyambedu Station on Tuesday early morning.
42 Metro trains with 4 coaches each will
be run in Chennai Metro Rail Project. Alstom, a private company from Brazil, is
manufacturing the trains. 5 trains were manufactured at their Brazil
manufacturing plant and have been shipped to Chennai. Another 4 trains are to
arrive before July.
Alstom has set up a factory in Tada,
Andhra Pradesh to manufacture the rest of the trains. The first train
manufactured here was handed over to the Chennai Metro Rail authorities last
month.
The 2nd train was dispatched from Tada,
Andhra Pradesh, by a truck on 10th March. This consignment reached Chennai
early morning on Tuesday, 11th March and brought to Metro Koyambedu Station
workshop
Test run will be conducted for these
trains shortly.
Each coach costs Rs. 9 Crores. The total
cost of Rs. 1471.39 Crores has been allotted.
The balance 31 trains are expected
delivered by the year end.
